Rubber is one of the most versatile materials having myriad of applications—from niche
rubber band and eraser to highly engineered spacecraft seal. Of late, the glittering concept …

ZnO is a worldwide used activator for a rubber vulcanization process, which promotes fast
curing kinetics and high cross-linking densities of rubber nanocomposites (NCs). However …

Modified soybean oil (MSO) is synthesized from soybean oil (SO) and sulfur, aiming to
reduce the double bond quantity of SO and avoid harmful effects on the crosslink density …

Silanized plasticizer (SP) was chemically derived and synthesized from soybean oil (SBO)
co-vulcanized with bis-(3-(triethoxysilyl)-propyl) tetrasulfide (TESPT) by using the sulfur …

Soybean oil (SO) was modified through the reaction with dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) to
convert carbon double bonds in the soybean oil molecules into norbornyl groups of different …

Butyl rubber (also known as isobutylene isoprene rubber, IIR) containing plasticizers and
cured by phenolic resin is widely used to manufacture rubber products exposed to high …

Optimization of the extraction process for reducing aromatic and/or polyaromatic compounds
is of primary interest in crude oil refining. Several solvents are described for carrying out …

Owing to the toxicity of polycyclic aromatic (PCA) oils, much attention has been paid to the
replacement of PCA oils by other nontoxic oils. This paper reports comparative study of the …

Natural rubber (NR)/expandable graphite (EG) vulcanizates have been prepared using
linseed oil plasticizer. The effects of linseed oil on the cure and mechanical properties of the …

Bio-based oil is an evolving oil with the potential to replace mineral oil from petroleum as a
plasticiser in elastomers. Mineral oil has been described as environmentally harmful and …